Highland Council selling Inverness' bunker

The bunker was constructed in 1941

A bunker built to survive a direct hit from World War Two's most powerful bombs has been offered for sale.

The subterranean property in the Raigmore area of Inverness was upgraded in the 1980s during the Cold War.

The enhancements included a capability to protect those inside from a nuclear, biological or chemical attack.

Highland Council, which owns the site, has offered bids for the bunker. Viewing of the property is "strictly by prior appointment".

Above ground at Inverness' bunker

A closing date on 6 December has been set for offers for the property, which is close to Inverness city centre.

The facility was constructed as two underground levels in 1941 and the site was used for processing information from radar stations on the Scottish coast and in Northern England.

Pedal power for some of the emergency equipment inside the bunker

Secrecy was paramount during its wartime use. Personnel were denied access to areas in the building other than those they worked in, and were never permitted to talk about their work.

For a time after the end of World War Two the site was used for RAF training purposes.

The bunker's has rooms on two underground levels

In 1958 the Civil Defence Corps moved into the building and it continued to use the facility until 1968.

In the early 1980s, the bunker was designated as an emergency centre for the then Highland Regional Council.

Officials would use the facility to organise the recovery of the area if a nuclear attack took place.

The marketing of the property has now gone to a closing date

The bunker was last used as a local authority emergency centre